American Politics

Writer Chris Whipple interviewed Trump's chief of staff 11 times, getting her view on cabinet members, Trump's revenge tour, Venezuela policy, and why she says Trump has an "alcoholic's personality."

Patrick Markee spent two decades walking through New York City's tunnels, armories and intake centers. His book asks: what if homelessness isn't a personal failing, but the result of policy choices?

Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.

Joyce Vance, author of Giving Up Is Unforgivable, discusses recent impactful decisions by courts and the Justice Department, and how her son helped her understand Gen Z's view of defending democracy.

New Yorker writer Marc Fisher says Patel became FBI director without senior law enforcement experience because of his loyalty to Trump and willingness to seek retribution for his perceived enemies.

The New Yorker's Antonia Hitchens describes how Loomer went from a conspiracy theorist to a close ally of Trump who's gotten government officials she claims are disloyal to the president fired.

The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines.

Injustice authors Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis say following Jan. 6, the cases against the former president were stymied by the FBI's desire to preserve its independence from politics.

In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as a "shadow president" with oversized influence.

President Trump is deploying National Guard troops to U.S. cities, erasing "woke" in the military and striking alleged drug boats off Venezuela. The Atlantic's Nancy Youssef discusses what this means.